Welcome to Wesley ...

Wesley is located in Tazewell County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Wesley, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wesley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Wesley is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Wesley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Wesley is within the (309) area code.

Communities Also Named Wesley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Wesley - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland (2), Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wesley.

Communities near Wesley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wesley.

• Peoria
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
  • Peoria is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria <4>
• Pekin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
  • Pekin is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pekin <4>
• Washington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Morton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
  • Morton is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <4>
• Bartonville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonville
  • Bartonville is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartonville <4>
• Chillicothe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
  • Chillicothe is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chillicothe <4>
• Peoria Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria Heights
  • Peoria Heights is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria Heights <4>
• Eureka
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <4>
• West Peoria
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Peoria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peoria
  • West Peoria is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Peoria <4>
• Metamora
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metamora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metamora
  • Metamora is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metamora <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wesley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wesley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wesley. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wesley.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wesley. See our Newspapers Page for Wesley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wesley ...

Looking for more information about Wesley? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Wesley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wesley.

Adding Wesley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wesley in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wesley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wesley post office opened in 1888.

We also found Wesley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wesley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wesley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tazewell County: www.tazewell.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov